In a raw and emotional interview, Prince Harry has opened up with a heartbreaking admission about his father, King Charles III.

The deeply personal confession has taken many royal followers by surprise.

Speaking from his home in California following a legal defeat over his entitlement to personal protection, the Duke of Sussex expressed his sadness—made even more poignant by his father’s current battle with cancer.

The divide between Prince Harry and the royal family has long been a matter of public discussion, but his latest comments reveal the deep personal cost it has had on him.

Prince Harry’s emotional remarks follow his unsuccessful legal bid to overturn the decision to downgrade his security detail after stepping down from his royal duties in 2020.

He described the court’s verdict as “devastating,” telling The Guardian: “Not so much devastated with the loss [as] about the people behind the decision feeling as though this is OK.”

Harry stressed that this decision has made it unsafe for him to bring Meghan and their children to the U.K.

Speaking to the BBC, he explained: “For the time being, it’s impossible for me to take my family back to the U.K. safely. I miss the U.K. And it’s really quite sad I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”

While he clarified that he never requested King Charles to intervene directly, Prince Harry emphasized the monarch’s potential to influence the situation: “Ultimately, this whole thing could be resolved through him, not by intervening, but by stepping aside and allowing the experts to do what is necessary.”